Independent. Senior-Led. Buyer-Side Only.

We represent the buyer. Only the buyer.

Microsoft Negotiations is an independent Microsoft Enterprise Agreement advisory firm. Established 2016. We earn no revenue from Microsoft and no margin on the licenses our clients buy — which is why we can tell you when Microsoft's offer is fair and when it isn't.

2016Established
500+Engagements
$2.1BSpend Managed
32%Avg Reduction

Why we exist

Most firms selling Microsoft advisory services also sell Microsoft licenses — as resellers, Licensing Solution Providers (LSPs), Cloud Solution Providers (CSPs), or managed service providers. That creates a structural conflict: the more you buy from Microsoft, the more margin they earn. Microsoft Negotiations was founded to offer the opposite: advisory services with no license revenue, no commissions, and no Microsoft incentives. Every recommendation we make is paid for by the client and nobody else.

What we do

We advise Fortune 500 and Global 2000 enterprises on Microsoft licensing commercial decisions. That includes Enterprise Agreement (EA) negotiation and renewal, Microsoft 365 licensing strategy, Azure cost and MACC negotiation, Microsoft Copilot licensing, true-up preparation, audit defense, and commercial program selection (EA vs. MCA-E vs. CSP). Every engagement is fixed-fee. Every engagement is led by a senior consultant with 15+ years of enterprise software experience.

Our clients

Our clients are typically Global 2000 enterprises with annual Microsoft spend between $2M and $200M. They come from financial services, pharmaceutical, healthcare, manufacturing, retail, energy, professional services, government, technology, and higher education. We work in North America, Europe (UK, DE, FR, NL, Nordics), Australia, and Japan. You can review our anonymized case studies for representative engagements.

Leadership

Every Microsoft Negotiations engagement is led by a senior consultant. No junior delivery, no offshore handoff. Here is who you will work with.

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Fredrik Filipsson
Managing Partner & Founder

Fredrik founded Microsoft Negotiations in 2016 after a decade inside enterprise software licensing operations — starting at Oracle, where he built licensing advisory teams covering the Nordic region, and later leading enterprise negotiations programs across Europe. Since founding the firm, he has personally led or supervised 500+ Microsoft commercial engagements covering over $2.1B of client spend.

Focus areas: Microsoft Enterprise Agreement strategy · Azure MACC · Microsoft 365 Copilot commercial structuring · Audit and true-up defense · Program selection (EA / MCA-E / CSP).

Based: New York & Stockholm.

Supporting senior consultants have 15+ years each of Microsoft, Oracle, SAP, or IBM licensing experience. Named delivery leads are identified in the engagement proposal before work begins.

How we work

We don't take a percentage of savings. We don't charge contingency. We don't sell licenses. Our engagements are fixed-fee, scoped and priced before work begins, and paid directly by the client. Every engagement follows a structured methodology — discovery, benchmarking, strategy, negotiation support, and governance handoff. You can read the full framework in Our Methodology.

Relation to Microsoft Corporation

Microsoft Negotiations is a separate and independent firm. We are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or authorized by Microsoft Corporation. "Microsoft," "Microsoft 365," "Azure," "Dynamics 365," "Copilot," "Entra," "Defender," "Purview," "Sentinel," and "Power Platform" are trademarks of Microsoft Corporation, referenced here for identification and commentary purposes only.

Headquarters

Microsoft Negotiations

228 Park Ave S, PMB 77993

New York, NY 10003

United States

Contact

+1 (201) 285-3956

[email protected]

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Est. 2016 · 500+ Engagements · $2.1B Managed · 32% Avg Reduction · 100% Independent